CBR Announces Comic-Con 2012 Plans, New Yacht & Multimedia Features

Comic Book Resources, the most popular and trusted website featuring breaking news about fans’ favorite comics franchises, graphic novels, movie adaptations and video games, today announces its plans for coverage of Comic-Con International in San Diego. After 2011's re-launch of the site, Comic Book Resources has continued to expand its coverage and columns in addition to its multimedia-rich environment with more streaming video, blogs, breaking news and much more. Thus far in 2012 Comic Book Resources has seen its highest traffic to date, reaching five million monthly visitors in the month of May.

Throughout Comic-Con -- the biggest yearly event internationally for pop culture fans, running July 12-15 -- Comic Book Resources offers exclusive, breaking news, as well as interviews with some of the most sought-after celebrities and industry insiders from the worlds of comics, film and television. This year, Comic Book Resources is proud to announce a continued partnership with top movie critics website ROTTEN TOMATOES, who will again syndicate CBR's feature film coverage from the convention.

"In a year of growth and change for the site and the comic book industry, we couldn't be happier with the plans we here at Comic Book Resources have made for Comic-Con," says Comic Book Resources Executive Producer Jonah Weiland. "With a new yacht and host of new exclusives and interviews lined up, this is only the beginning of our plans for world domination!"

CBR's brand new yacht and floating studio for Comic-Con 2012

At Comic-Con 2012, Comic Book Resources has lined up major exclusives from Marvel Comics, DC Comics and every major publisher, video game company, television network and film studio. CBR will be headquartered in its traditional location on a brand new 48-foot yacht docked at the marina directly behind the San Diego Convention Center where the Comic Book Resources news team will conduct video interviews with comics creators and celebrities throughout the weekend.

Journalists are welcome to contact Comic Book Resources prior to the event, to check in on the action at CBR's floating newsroom and studio.

About Comic Book ResourcesComic Book Resources (www.comicbookresources.com), founded in 1995, is the premier online comics magazine. Renowned for its high quality, diverse content and active community, CBR draws a loyal audience of users, with 5 million readers every month. In 2009 and 2011, CBR received the Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism. The Eisner Awards are the most prestigious award in the industry.